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The 1929 Grindlay-Peerless 498cc is thought to be one of only two in existenceBNPS.co.uk

Published at 12:01AM, October 23 2012

A classic nickel-plated motorcycle that has been in the same family for 77
years has been sold at auction for £67,580.

The 1929 Grindlay-Peerless 498cc Brooklands Hundred Model was owned by Edmond
Tubb from 1935 until he died in 2002 aged 89. The bike is thought to be one
of only two in existence.

Before the war it was raced by Mr Tubb at Brooklands circuit in Surrey,
reaching a record 105mph in 1937. It was sold to a private collector on
behalf of Mr Tubb’s two sons by Bonhams at a sale in Stafford on Sunday.